Spelling and Vocabulary Flashcards

Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?

Answer: The dog wagged its tail.

'Its' as a possessive pronoun never takes an apostrophe; 'it's' only means 'it is'.

What does the suffix '-ology' indicate?

Answer: The study or science of something

'-Ology' comes from Greek and means the study or science of a subject, as in biology or psychology.

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: 'Her speech was so ___ that the audience fell asleep'.

Answer: Monotonous

'Monotonous' means dull and tedious due to lack of variety, which would cause an audience to fall asleep.

Which of these words is spelled correctly?

Answer: Conscious

'Conscious' is spelled with '-scious' at the end, with a silent 'c' after 'con-'.

What does the word 'infer' mean?

Answer: To deduce or conclude from evidence

'Infer' means to reach a conclusion based on evidence rather than being told something explicitly.

Which word is a synonym for 'enormous'?

Answer: Immense

'Immense' means very large in size, which is the same meaning as 'enormous'.

Identify the misspelled word in the following list.

Answer: Occassion

'Occasion' has one 'c' and two 's' letters — 'occassion' is incorrect.